Having actually played with one at MWSF, I can verify that there is indeed a power brick on a cable long enough to hide on the floor beneath the Mac mini. The pictures don't do it justice in terms of size. It's MUCH smaller than you think. I tried out a couple of apps (they had the new iLife '05 loaded on it) and they worked just fine. Although it doesn't share exact specs, I'm sure, it's basically a G4 iBook in a box. It will be fine for its intended purposes, I think. Pete